Advent starts here!The livestreams are continuing with the following services being made available via the St Ed's Facebook page:Sunday 29th November 9:30 am Spiritual CommunionSunday 29 November 11:15am with Rev Paul (service sheet attached)Sunday 29 November evening 6.30pm with Rachel and Sophie (for Sunday Club and the young at heart)Tuesday 1st December 10am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people)Wednesday 2nd December 10.30am Rev PaulWednesday 2nd December 9pm Rachel’s Rectory RamblingsSaturday 5th December 9pm Prayers together Watch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'.Everyone welcome.AdditionallyServices in church We are currently still awaiting confirmation of the new guidelines for services in church and over Christmas. The church will however still be open each day for private prayer. We also have other opportunities to pray together - see service list above.Nativity scenes display We are holding a Nativity scenes display at St Peter’s Ringland from Monday 21rd December to Wednesday 23rdThe church will be open 10.00am to 3.00pm each day.
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. Matthew 25 : 35 - 36Bible reading : Matthew 25 : 31 - 46Thought for the weekThis year has seen records broken for online shopping and deliveries. At one stage almost every vehicle on our road was a courier’s van, in a rush, with a schedule. And parcels were never handed over, but left at a distance. All done remotely. As Christmas comes this is likely to be the pattern.Yet Jesus highlights a very different way of being. The very hands – on involvement that is true compassion. Jesus speaks of so much that we are no longer allowed to do. Involving closeness, contact, physical presence, personal selflessness. Feeding the hungry. Giving the thirsty a drink. Receiving strangers in our homes. Clothing people. Caring sacrificially for the sick, and visiting those in difficult places. Maybe the most important word Jesus uses is ‘stranger’. Showing care for those we don’t know. Jesus highlights all the things we’re not supposed to do now.Yet we can still have hearts of compassion. All the charities have struggled to keep going. Poverty is still very much with us. Our prayers are much needed. Jesus calls us still to show compassion. To find imaginative ways to look beyond ourselves, to the needs of the ‘stranger’. To share Jesus’ love. The One who is the King of love. Rev PaulPrayer for this weekGod the Father,help us to hear the call of Christ the Kingand to follow in his service,whose kingdom has no end;for he reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,one God, one glory. Amen.AdditionallyNativity scenes display We are holding a Nativity scenes display at St Peter’s Ringland from Monday 21st December to Wednesday 23rd. The church will be open 10.00am to 3.00pm each day.
Welcome to our weekly Payer Hub.As we continue through these challenging times it can sometimes be useful to have a few things to help us with our bible reading and prayer. The following apps are really worthwhile and may be of help. They are all free and can either be downloaded in your App Store or accessed through the web pages. Lectio365 - a daily reading and reflective prayer time - link herehttps://www.24-7prayer.com/dailydevotional Redeeming Time - a great way to enable scripture reading - link herehttps://redeemingtime.app/Time To Pray - a short time of daily prayer for morning, evening and night from the Church of England - link herehttps://www.chpublishing.co.uk/features/time-to-prayPray as You Go - produced by the RC church. An Ignation form of reflective bible reading - link herehttps://pray-as-you-go.org/You Version - a whole wealth of daily bible reading plans to encourage greater depth of engagement with scripture - link herehttps://www.youversion.com/ Prayer suggestions this week:Sunday: Today is the Feast of Christ the King. We declare together that Jesus Christ is the King of kings and Lord of all.Monday: Is there any particular thing that God is prompting you to pray about this week?Tuesday: Pray or those who are hungry, lonely and afraid.Wednesday: Take a pause; focus on your breath which God has given. Give thanks for God’s presence with you in this present moment.Thursday: Pray for all those involved in planning our livestreams this week.Friday: As you pray the prayer that Jesus taught us spend a little longer dwelling on each phrase allowing it to lead you further into prayer.Saturday: Pray for all who are persecuted for their faith.Attached is a sheet of the above in case you prefer to print a copy for reference
The livestreams are continuing with the following services being made available via the St Ed's Facebook page:Sunday 22nd November 9:30 am Spiritual CommunionSunday 22nd November 11:15am with Rev Paul and Rachel (service sheet attached)Sunday 22nd November evening 6.30pm with Rachel and Sophie (for Sunday Club and the young at heart)Tuesday 24th November 10am Tiny Tunes (music for all young people)Wednesday 25th November 10.30am Rev PaulWednesday 25th November 9pm Rachel’s Rectory RamblingsSaturday 28th November 9pm Prayers together Watch live if you are able --- or join later on 'catch up'.Everyone welcome.AdditionallyAdvent begins on Sunday 29th November.Care Homes Our ‘Bundles of Joy’ project is going well. We still need table – top Christmas decorations, puzzle books/quiz books, combs and brushes, men’s socks, chocolates, colouring books and diaries please. All donations much appreciated.Please leave in St Eds marked 'care homes'. Thank you.Nativity scenes display We are holding a Nativity scenes display at St Peter’s Ringland from Monday 21st December to Wednesday 23rd. The church will be open 10.00am to 3.00pm each day.
